April 2012

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Judge: Golden Globes broadcast deal with NBC valid

“Crocodile Dundee” star Paul Hogan has resolved his seven-year battle with Australian tax authorities over alleged unpaid taxes dating back to his first international hit movie in the 1980s.

Jazz legend Pete Fountain pleases fans with the standards

Pete Fountain took the stage at New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday afternoon as any legend should – supported by a bevy of talented musicians, there to let the 81-year-old shine.

The United Nations Of Jazz

Musicians from 14 different countries will perform in tonight’s International Jazz Day concert.

FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Dr. John Performs During the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Hometown hero Dr. John helped close out the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz Fest on Sunday by jumping on piano during Bruce Springsteen’s headlining set for a funky rendition of “Something You Got,” the oft-covered 1961 tune by New Orleans singer Chris Kenner. Afterward, Springsteen acknowledged the Doctor’s unmatched piano work. “It’s all about that groove. You can’t make that groove exactly in New Jersey. That’s all there is to it,” laughed Springsteen. “He comes down, he sits in that groove, man, and all of the sudden a€’ oh my God, your sexual organs are stimulated! That’s exactly what happens…

EVENT: Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Presents Blazing Tongues at Lenox Lounge

Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Runs May 7-13, 2012

All Tickets Just $10 or Free!

The prestige of the past. The pulse of the present.

NEW YORK, NY: The historic Lenox Lounge, a fixture in Harlem since 1939, located on Lenox Avenue between 124th and 125th streets, has been home to some of the hottest jazz in the city from Billie Holiday and Miles Davis to Frank Sinatra and John Coltrane, and ita€(TM)s also been a favorite hang for many African-American writers, including James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes, to name a select few…

Int’l Jazz Day Kicks Off In NOLA

As the morning sun spilled over the New Orleans skyline, musicians kicked off International Jazz Day with a concert that included ritual drumming and a string of jazz performances.

On Jazz Day, Jason Moran Makes The Case For Relevance

UNESCO recently set April 30 as a day to raise awareness of jazz music, and its potential as a cross-cultural unifier. But in the U.S., the audience is aging, and the music fails to connect with younger generations. Jason Moran, the Kennedy Center’s artistic adviser for jazz, hopes to change that.

11 Amazing Tastes for National Burger Month

LAS VEGAS — In anticipation of May’s National Burger Month, TravelsinTaste searched from West Coast to East for the best and most interesting burgers around the country.

ALLABOUTJAZZ.COM: All About Jazz MP3 and Video of the Day Submission Forms Improved

We completed the sitewide upgrade of our submission forms by making significant improvements to our MP3 Download of the Day and Video of the Day submission forms.

Download of the day improvements include an MP3 upload feature, an album cover art upload feature, musician/band name auto complete and record label auto complete. Video of the day improvements include auto width/height sizing of the YouTube code, auto completion of the video thumbnail JPG and musician/band name auto complete…

Duke Ellington & George Wein: Civilizing New Orleans – Jazz a la Mode

Tom Reney connects the legendary bandleader with the festival promoter and the roots of Jazz Fest in New Orleans